Category: Church Marketing Blog
Here, we publish useful information and ideas for all church leaders and communicators — mostly about church websites, but also about all other aspects of church communications and outreach. You’ll find information about best practices in website security, church email, social media, and much, much more.
12 Characteristics of Effective Church Websites

If your website is not attracting Sunday visitors and engaging your members, you’re not alone. Two out of three churches consider their websites ineffective, according to Best Practices in Internet Ministry, a study by David T. Bourgeois, Ph.D., associate professor at Biola University’s Crowell School of Business. That’s the bad…
Gutenberg Tutorials
What do church apps cost?
If you’re thinking your church needs an app, you’re probably wondering what a church app is going to cost. Here are published costs of some of the leading apps for churches, current as of early June 2018. Before you buy, though, please read Do You Really Need a Church App?…
Do you really need a church app? Maybe not.

Is your ministry thinking about investing in a church app? Maybe you’ve been approached by PushPay or Tithe.ly or Subsplash or another purveyor of digital goods and, understanding the importance of keeping up with technology, have been convinced that spending a few extra hundred dollars a year for a church…
Adding a Privacy Policy to Your Church Website

To be legally compliant, your website must include a Privacy Policy that explains to your website’s visitors: What information you collect about visitors to your website; How you collect that information (cookies, sign-up forms, contact forms, comment forms, etc.); Which third parties, such as YouTube and Google Analytics, also collect…
How to Use Facebook to Attract Christmas Crowds
The Evolution of Church Website Design

Did you ever create something beautiful, and then let it go? The first websites we designed for churches were simply stunning. Church leaders loved them, and they especially loved meeting Sunday visitors who told them they had been attracted by their beautiful new websites. Those sites popped with arresting images…
Terrific Time-Saving Tools for Church Staff

Save time and money with these easy-to-use programs. DASHLANE for Passwords If you have trouble keeping track of passwords — and who doesn’t? — do yourself a BIG favor and get the free version of Dashlane. Dashlane will store your passwords and automatically sign you in every time you revisit any secure…
Vetting Your Webmaster

If you plan to use a staff member or volunteer for website development and/or maintenance, vet that person by asking the following questions: • Do you have high-speed internet access? A fast connection is required for website maintenance. • Does your volunteer/staff member have time to maintain the website? If…